by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, November 22.
“I’m angry because I’m tired of asking, of begging, of screaming and scratching and clawing for people to just see us as human.” pic.twitter.com/BRJD8WrOPC
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 22, 2022
- COP27 Didn’t Make Enough Progress to Prevent Climate Catastrophe
- COP27 ends with no emissions agreement: The oil era is ending anyway — because it must (“Now we understand: Oil-exporting nations will never agree to move on — so the world will do it without them”)
- Nature crisis and extinctions: Why Australia needs to stand up at the “Other COP”
- China Scores Some Climate Wins, But Energy Demand Growth a Risk (“Clean energy, electric vehicle investments on track: CREA; Longi sees China installing 150 gigawatts of solar next year”)
- A Dam Is Holding Back Net Zero’s ‘Wall of Capital’ (“The private sector has committed trillions of dollars to fund the global energy transition, but actual investment has come slowly.”)
- US receives stinging criticism at Cop27 despite China’s growing emissions
- Dimming the Sun to Cool the Planet (“The scientists who study solar geoengineering don’t want anyone to try it. But climate inaction is making it more likely.”)
- Europe’s Wind Industry Is Stumbling When It’s Needed Most(“Makers of wind turbines are reporting mounting losses, and fret about losing out to rivals from China, as countries chase ambitious clean energy targets.”)
- ‘Sunny Makes Money:’ India installs a record volume of solar power in 2022
- Bitcoin hits 2-year low as $1.4 trillion wiped off crypto market this year after FTX collapse
- For Ukraine, So Much Unexpected Success, and Yet So Far to Go (“Ukraine is on the offensive along most of the 600-mile front line. Russia is in a defensive crouch, but still occupies about one-fifth of Ukrainian territory.”)
- AP Fires Reporter Behind Retracted ‘Russian Missiles’ Story
- On the Dnipro River at Night, Ukrainian Fighters Ambush Russian Forces
- Near Kherson, orphanage staff hid Ukrainian children from Russian occupiers
- ‘Stock up on blankets’: Ukrainians brace for bleak winter
- Ukrainians brace for bleak winter as Russian strikes cripple power capacity
- Russia’s Munitions Shortages Raise Questions Over How Long It Can Continue Ukraine War
- How Iran’s security forces use rape to quell protests
- Iran’s streets are ablaze as it foments more trouble abroad
- Indonesia quake death toll rises to 268; 151 still missing
- Canada: Why the country wants to bring in 1.5m immigrants by 2025
- NASA’s latest moon mission is the dawn of a new space age
- The Case for Supreme Court Term Limits Just Got a Lot Better
- Ethical Storm Clouds Continue to Darken the Door of the Supreme Court (“John Roberts needs to take things in hand or risk serious damage to the court’s reputation.” It’s already been seriously damaged.)
- Special counsel in Mar-a-Lago and January 6 investigations begins work with no sign probes will slow down
- US justice department seeks to void Trump’s special master review of papers
- Another Flop From GOP Productions (“The coming House hearings on Hunter Biden will be a repeat dose of Whitewater delusion: a Republican circus act that won’t impress voters.”)
- Prosecution Rests as Trump Company Trial Moves Faster Than Expected
- Omar fires back after McCarthy vows to remove her from committees
- Death of US Capitol Police officer by suicide qualifies for line of duty benefits DOJ rules
- Several mainstream news organizations took the bait in reporting on GOP’s planned Hunter Biden investigation (Disgraceful.)
- Georgia runoff: Why one Senate seat is crucial for Democrats
- How Democrats Can Fight a Crazy G.O.P.
- Democrats need a crash course in political jiujitsu (“Republicans will be their own worst enemies. Again.”)
- The White House girds for combat
- How Democrats Can Fight a Crazy G.O.P. (“Unfortunately, Republicans will in fact have major opportunities to wreak havoc — unless Democrats use the next few weeks, during which they will retain control of Congress, to forestall them. Two issues in particular stand out: the debt limit and aid to Ukraine.”)
- Beware, DeSantis is as much a threat to America as Trump (“The governor has shown that he has no fondness for constitutional rights.”)
- Donald Trump, Sadly, Can’t Be Counted Out (“The former president looks diminished post-midterms, and it’s easy to dismiss his 2024 candidacy. But Trump faced doubts from Republican leaders, pundits, and big donors in 2016—and we all know what happened.”)
- Can Any Republican Rival Take Down Donald Trump? (“The only way for non-MAGA Republicans to consign the former President to history is for them to unite against him.”)
- McConnell fight with GOP opponent shifts to new battleground
- Seven Republicans most likely to challenge Trump in 2024
- Mike Pompeo: “The most dangerous person in the world is Randi Weingarten” (Completely deranged.)
- Anti-Woke Bank GloriFi to Shut Down (LOL)
- Here’s How Rep. Lauren Boebert Smeared LGBTQ People On Social Media Before Offering Prayers For The Victims Of The Colorado Springs Gay Bar Shooting (Anyone who voted for Boebert voted for pure evil.)
- Right-wing media continued attacking the LGBTQ community after the mass shooting in Colorado Springs
- Patrons in gay club shooting hit gunman with his own weapon
- ‘I Am Begging You’: Pulse Shooting Survivor’s Powerful Plea After Colorado Attack (“‘I’m angry because we deserve to live,’ said LGBTQ activist Brandon Wolf, who survived the Orlando Pulse nightclub massacre.”)
- Club Q shooting suspect had prior run-in with police (“The ex-army major who subdued the gunman said the violence and trauma during the attack was akin to that of a warzone”)
- Mass shooting at Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub comes amid a right-wing media hate campaign against drag queens
- The Colorado massacre cannot be blamed on mental illness. It’s rooted in hate.
- Army Veteran Went Into ‘Combat Mode’ to Disarm the Club Q Gunman
- Bartender Derrick Rump ‘is what made Club Q’
- The Massacre at Club Q Was Only a Matter of Time
- Reports: Accused Colorado nightclub gunman grandson of longtime East County politician
- Rioter Accused of Stealing Pelosi’s Laptop Found Guilty on Jan. 6 Charges
- Jan. 6 Troll ‘Baked Alaska’ Is Going to Jail in 2023 for Attacking Security Guard
- Court Docs Rip Into DOJ for ‘Fiddling Away’ on Matt Gaetz Case
- From Twitter to Mastodon: What Happens When Journalists Flock Platforms
- ‘Verified’ anti-vax accounts proliferate as Twitter struggles to police content
- The Era of ‘Stay and Fight’ Twitter Is Here (“Now that Elon Musk is welcoming Donald Trump back to Twitter, some liberals feel they can’t leave the platform behind.”)
- Jack White Quits Twitter, Calls Elon Musk’s Trump Reinstatement ‘A-hole Move’
- Most midterm candidates who appeared on Steve Bannon’s shows lost their races (That includes Hung Cao in VA10.)
- Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Says Appointment of Special Counsel Was “Long Overdue” Given Voluminous Evidence Pointing Towards Criminal Behavior by “Trump and his acolytes”
- Rep. Donald McEachin Leads Virginia Democratic Delegation in Urging General Assembly to Enshrine Right to an Abortion in Virginia Constitution (“We are also concerned that Governor Youngkin has indicated that he plans to take Virginia in a similar direction [as the Dobbs decision]”)
- Hamkae Center: “For [VA Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian] Balow to write off glaring omissions and inaccuracies as mere mistakes or gaffes is insulting.” (“There is no fixing the Youngkin standards by selectively making a few changes because the bedrock of the entire document is a larger campaign to attack equity and public education.”)
- State jobs report shows steady economy
- State Corporation Commission weighs new offshore wind settlement
- Looking Ahead to the Crucial 2023 Virginia General Assembly Elections: VPAP Breaks Down the 2022 Midterm Results by VA House of Delegates, State Senate Districts
- Governor Glenn Youngkin, YIMBY-in-chief? (Words that never appear in this: density, smart growth, transit-oriented development, climate, etc. Which means that what Youngkin’s proposing almost certainly will be bad for all of those things.)
- Housing advocates like some of what they’ve seen in Youngkin’s housing plan, but want to see more
- A new push to overturn Virginia’s uranium mining moratorium may be on the horizon
- Tribes awarded state grants for the first time to conserve Va. forestland
- Del. Sally Hudson (D-Charlottesville) Announces Primary Challenge to Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) in the Newly Configured SD11
- VMI’s first Black superintendent under attack by conservative White alumni
- After meltdown paralyzed I-95, Virginia agencies prepare for winter driving
- Virginia cancels Virginia Tech game after players killed
- Loudoun Democrats gear up for a change in leadership
- Supreme Court turns away school’s appeal of sex-assault case
- D.C.-area forecast: Sunshine and rising temperatures into Thanksgiving
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